Skip to main content

Regional CBRNE Units

Regional CBRNE Unit Lawton Fire Department truck
Regional CBRNE Unit Oklahoma City Fire Department truck
Regional CBRNE Unit Claremore Fire Department truck

Overview

The five (5) Regional Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive (CBRNE) Units are strategically located along the I-44 corridor. Each of the Regional CBRNE Units is a forty-foot, self-driven apparatus. Fixed equipment on the unit includes a command and research center, laptop computers, a generator and an interoperable communications radio system. Each unit cost approximately $750,000 to build and equip.

Capabilities

  • Interoperable communications
  • Establish control zones
  • Identify chemicals by use of sophisticated monitoring and identification equipment, and reference and guide books
  • Gross and technical decontamination
  • Contain and mitigate hazardous liquids and gaseous product from damaged cylinders and apparatus
  • Basic emergency medical procedures

Team Information

  • A Minimum of 20 Team Members
  • At least 15 Team Members IFSAC-Certified to the NFA 472 Hazardous Materials Technician Level
  • At least five (5) Team Members IFSAC-Certified to the NFPA 472 Hazardous Materials Operations Level
Last Modified on Mar 02, 2022
Back to Top